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Homeschool Made Simple — 327 episodes
330: How to Build a Homeschool Mom’s Reading Life
329: Meaningful Reads and Real Conversations From the ‘Well-Read Mom’ Experience
328: Ways to Foster a Love of Music in Your Family
327: Fostering a Love of Art in Our Children
326: Handwriting Made Simple: Why Waiting to Write Works Wonders
325: Math Made Simple: Games, Manipulatives, and Curriculum Tips for Homeschoolers
324: Why Psalty the Singing Songbook Belongs in Every Family’s Toolbox
323: How to Quiet Outside Voices and Trust This Homeschool Path
322: Finding a Fresh Perspective About Homeschooling Brings Life
321: Cultivating Beauty and Creativity in Everyday Life Part 2
320: Expats Homeschooling In Italy Part 1
319: Raising Healthy Kids at Home: Nutrition, Sleep, and Faith with Dr. Bill Sears, Part 3
318: Finding Joy in Homeschooling a Child with Special Needs
317: Trusting the Family Educational Process For the Long-Haul in Homeschooling
316: Create a Rich Homeschool Through Connection, Consistency, and Carole Joy Seid’s Method
315: Trusting God and Homeschooling Through Unexpected Difficulties
314: Great Books to Relearn American History as a Parent
313: Thriving Teen Boys: Homeschooling with Strong Parent-Child Relationships
312: Transitioning Your Teenaged Girls From Childhood to Adulthood
311: Older Children and the Power of the Family with Dr. Sears, Part 2
310: Attachment from the Womb: Dr. Sears’ Advice for Young Families, Part 1
309: Managing Large Homeschool Families with Joy and Flexibility
308: Fostering a Grace-Filled Educational Balance Through Work, Study, and Service
307: Building a Love for Reading in Our Children
306: “I Read More Books in One Year Than My Entire Life”
305: Don’t Outsource High School! Build a Biblical Foundation and Launch Strong (Part 5 of 5)
304: Shaping Character and Faith During the Transitional Middle School Years (Part 4 of 5)
303: When and How to Turn Up Academic Rigor- Homeschooling Elementary Children (Part 3 of 5)
302: Is There Such a Thing as Too Early? Homeschooling Preschool-Aged Children (Part 2 of 5)
301: What Exactly Is The Homeschool Made Simple Approach? (Part 1 of 5)
300: Homeschooling to Higher Education: A Success Story
299: Confident Kids, Critical Thinkers: How Homeschooling Transformed the Cavin Family
298: Is There A “Right” Way to Homeschool?
297: Spiritual Formation and Intellectual Curiosity- Lessons from C.S. Lewis
296: Snuggle In for a Family Read-Aloud, Papa Panov’s Special Day
295: Having a Mentor Can Make All the Difference in Homeschooling
294: Cozy Up with Carole’s Christmas Classics
293: Discovering Jesus Through the Lives of Christians Who Came Before Us with Dr. Lyle Dorsett
292: Make Christmas Richer with Books, Experiences, and Service
291: Homeschool Made Simple’s Next Chapter
290: Homeschool Moms CAN Make Time to Read For Themselves Every Day
289: Homeschooling Q&A: Dad Participation, Little Kid Distractions, and Navigating Screens
288: When 'I'm Bored' Becomes a Good Thing
287: Reading the Classics with Christian Eyes in Our Modern World
286: Why Author Elizabeth Goudge Belongs on Your Family Bookshelf
285: Building Community and Contentment: Wendell Berry’s Books
284: Building Strong Memories Through Shared Bedtime Stories
283: The Impact of AI on Learning and Literature: Concerns and Guardrails for Families
282: Must-Read Books for Boys and Equipping Books For Their Parents
281: The Miraculous Power and Science of Reading Aloud
280: Why Outdoor Play and Strength Challenges Are Both Needed to Grow Strong Kids
279: Treasures of the Snow and Beyond: The Gift of Patricia St. John's Stories
278: Simple, Affordable Nature and Life Skill Projects with Curiosity Untamed’s Badge System
277: What’s On My Nightstand: Inspiring Books For You and Your Family
276: Why Your Family Needs Your Local Church to Be a Priority
275: Encouraging Work, Reading Widely, and Other FAQs
274: Starting to Homeschool? Practical Steps to Planning Your Year & Daily Routine
273: How Dorothy Moore’s Practical Approach Transforms Homeschooling for Families
272: Why Do You Homeschool? The Real Benefits For Your Family
271: Transforming Your Home with a Loving Presence and Encouraging Words
270: The Gift of Margin When Life Feels Like Chaos
269: Home Anchors a Preschool Child’s Growth Through Intentional Rhythms
268: Homeschooling with Books Really Works with Veteran Jennifer Stowe
267: Embrace Simplicity to Build Strong Families
266: "Tradition is a Bridge to the Past, a Foundation for the Future.” With Leila Lawler
265: Exploring the Globe Simply with Literature
264: Cultivating a Love of Reading with Classics and Trusted Authors with Jan Bloom
263: Discovering Living Books: Jan Bloom’s Journey to Building a Rich Library
262: Why Literature and Being a Well-Read Mom Matters
261: Why You Don’t Need to Worry About Socialization
260: Why Waiting Can Benefit Your Child's Learning Journey
259: Why Breastfeeding Is Worth Pursuing Even While Homeschooling
258: Nurturing Strong Bonds From Birth: Breastfeeding and Beyond
257: Following the Lord In Our Marriages
256: Becoming a Screen-Free Family
255: How Homeschooling Transformed Learning for a Special Needs Child
254: Homemaking and Finding Joy in Everyday Tasks with Your Kids
253: Standardized Tests and Homeschooling Q & A
252: Nature Study Made Simple by Encouraging Curiosity and Awe with Eryn Lynum
251: Nurture Faith and Curiosity with Nature-Focused Learning
250: Character Development is at the Heart of Homeschool Made Simple
249: Preserving Great Literature with Private Lending Libraries
248: What Did I Get Us Into? Curriculum Regrets and Learning From Your Mistakes
247: No Two Families Are Alike- Diversity and Fostering Our God-Given Purpose
246: Why Your Presence Matters the Most in Homeschooling
245: The Crucial Role of Dads in Homeschooling, Part 2
244: The Crucial Role of Dads in Homeschooling, Part 1
243: Flexible, Freedom-Loving Homeschool with the Reyna Family
242: Homeschooling For the Win! with the Barba Family
241: From Law School to Homeschooling: The Barba Family's Story
240: Nightly Family Reading for Building Memories, Imaginations, and a Calming Routine
239: Can You Use the Homeschool Made Simple Method with A Large Family?
238: Discipling Our Children in a Social Media Culture
237: Discipling Our Kids Through Faith and Cultural Questions
236: Guiding Our Children Through Gender Issues: Biblical Insights and Practical Advice for Parents
235: God’s Way is Always Best with Jani Ortlund
234: Teaching Children God's Design for Sex with Dr. Stanton and Brenna Jones
233: Embracing Individuality in Homeschooling with Adeline Beck
232: Laying a Good Foundation for Your Homeschool
231: Influential Books That Shaped a Generation of Homeschooling Educators
230: Carole’s Educational Journey Takes a 180 Degree Turn
229: Bored of Education, Part 2: Embrace the Strengths of Homeschooling Wherever You Are
228: Bored of Education, Part 1: Real-Life Learning
227: Homeschooling in a Family with a Wide Age Gap with Rachel Reeves
226: Our Favorite Books: Most Recent Reads to Add to Your List
225: Important Scriptures to our Faith for Homeschooling and Family Life
224: Homeschooling Q&A: Spelling, Legal Protection, and Late Bloomers
223: Finding Rest in God and Nurturing Our Children's Faith
222: Setting Realistic Expectations for Your Homeschool Year
221: Deschooling: Breaking Free of the School-at-Home Model
220: Unschooling, Co-ops, and Community Q&A
219: Creating Restful Rhythms for Homeschooling Families With A Sabbath
218: Getting on the Same Page: Navigating Educational Decisions with Your Spouse
217: Simplify Food Prep with Batch Cooking
216: Homeschooling High Schoolers: Building a Biblical Worldview for Life
215: Homeschooling Middle Schoolers: Our Philosophy on Growing Independent Learners
214: Homeschooling Elementary-Aged Children: A Better Late than Early Philosophy of Education
213: Homeschooling Preschool-Aged Children: Our Philosophy of Education
212: Homeschool Made Simple Educational Philosophy in a Nutshell
211: Classic Films for Family Movie Nights
210: Celebrating the Magic of Lois Lenski's Stories in Children's Literature
209: The Best Books for Children
208: Bringing Peace to Your Homeschool Experience | The Story of Connie and Her Daughter, Ashley
207: Connecting with Your Kids through Nature with Greta Eskridge
206: Top Movies for Family Movie Night
205: What's on Carole's Nightstand - Church History for Children, Inspiring True Story Picture Books, & More
204: Two Teens' Wilderness Experience at Coldwater Foundation
203: Giving Kids Transformative Outdoor Experiences with Coldwater Foundation
202: How to Naturally Share Your Faith with Dr. Jerry Root
201: History Can Be Fun!
200: The Magic of Boredom, Nature, and Work with J.J. Seid
199: What's on Carole's Nightstand - WWII, Immigrant Experiences, & More
198: Family-Friendly Movies Based on Great Books
197: Taking Care of Ourselves | Lauren Wilson of Olive Tree Pilates and Wellness
196: Listening to God in Daily Prayer and Bible Reading
195: Carole's Favorite Resources for Daily Bible Reading
194: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction with Parents of 8 | Dan and Kara Beck
193: Homeschooling for the Long Haul with Parents of 8 | Dan & Kara Beck
192: A Christmas Read Aloud with Carole Joy Seid | Papa Panov's Special Day
191: Building a Home Library of Timeless Tales and Living Literature | Chelsea of the Yellow House Story Shoppe
190: The Road to Jericho with Betsy Hake
189: God Uses Hard Things
188: Our Favorite Resource for Teaching Math | Math It is Back!
187: Homeschooling Through the Holidays with Mom of Eight, Sonya Manson
186: Being Equipped to Educate Your Children
185: How to Make Your Child a Lover of Music
184: Making Your Child a Lover of Art
183: Introducing Children to Fine Art with Russ Ramsey
182: Rembrandt is in the Wind with Russ Ramsey
181: Q&A - Encouraging Cheerful Work, Testing for Progress, and Reading Widely with J. J. Seid
180: The Story of Pandora's Box Read Aloud by Carole Joy Seid
179: From Public School to Homeschooling
178: What's On My Nightstand - Biographies, Novels, and Histories
177: From Homeschooling to Standing Firm in the Faith at Cornell University with Joaquin Arroyo
176: From Homeschooler to Rhodes Scholar at Oxford with Vidal Arroyo
175: The Gift of Learning from Parents and Forming Strong Family Bonds with Natalia Barba
174: Allowing Your Child to Pursue Their Own Interests
173: How Homeschooling Changed His Educational Path with Luciano Arroyo
172: Knowing Your Children, Bible College, and the Essentials of Homeschooling with Sienna DeMoss
171: A College Girl Reminisces About Her Education
170: How to Make Your Child a Lover of Books
169: Q&A on Unplugging Kids and Tips for Daily Rest Time
168: Being Present in Your Children's Lives
167: A Truly Customizable Education
166: A Dad's Role in Homeschooling with J. J. Seid (Part 2)
165: A Dad’s Role in Homeschooling with J.J. Seid (Part 1)
164: Creating Communities of Endurance with J.J. Seid
163: Q&A on Library Minefields, An Only Child, and Having What It Takes to Homeschool
162: A Woman Who Never Missed A Gospel Opportunity
161: A Woman of the Word and Prayer
160: A Woman Who Trusted God No Matter What
159: A Woman Who Represented the Lord with Excellence
158: A Woman Who Did Everything with Beauty
157: Homemaking While Homeschooling
156: Chuck Smith: My First Pastor
155: The Chuck Smith Story
154: Questions About Reading
153: The Innocence of Lois Lenski
152: Hearing God's Voice
151: Cultivating a Sanctified Imagination
150: What’s on My Nightstand - Minimalism & Rest
149: On Being Parental with Rachel Reeves
148: Nurturing the Creative Child with Gillian Ruch
147: Modern Day Missionaries
146: Why Homeschool? with J.J. Seid
145: Missionaries On My Nightstand
144: Building Your Home Library: Must Have Books
143: Dorothy Moore - A Cofounder of the Modern Homeschool Movement
142: Creating a Family Culture of Loyalty and Love
141: Give Your Children the Greatest Gift: Time Outside!
140: What It Takes to Homeschool Successfully (From a Homeschool Dad)
139: Better Late Than Early
138: The Power of Parental Influence
137: The Gift of Rest
136: Creating a Joy-Filled Home
135: Where Do I Start in the Preschool Years?
134: One Step at a Time with Psalty and Psaltina
133: Discipling Our Kids in a Divided Age with J.J. Seid (Part 2)
132: Discipling Our Kids in a Divided Age with J.J. Seid (Part 1)
131: The Miraculous Pitcher Read Aloud by Carole Joy Seid
130: A Life-Changing Story from Ancient Greece
129: Q&A on Ideas for Time Outside, Including Grandparents, and Learning a Second Language
128: Women in the Wilderness
127: Putting First Things First
126: The Book of Acts for Today
125: Keep It Simple, Sweetie!
124: Creating a Visual History Timeline
123: My Favorite Way to Teach Your Child to Read
122: A Mother in Literature to Emulate
121: Servants in the Pro-Life Movement
120: Planning a Homeschool Year and Typical Day Q&A
119: What's On My Nightstand (Two Must Read Books!)
118: Robert of Sicily Read by Carole Joy Seid
117: Q&A - Getting Dads Involved, Occupying Littles, and Keeping Screens at Bay
116: Allowing Your Child to Pursue Their Own Interests
115: The Enchanted Hour
114: "The Nightingale" read by Carole Joy Seid
113: A Truly Customizable Education
112: A Dad-of-Eight's Perspective
111: The Selfish Giant
110: An Agrarian Poet
109: An Easy Yoke
108: The Heart of Worship for Children
107: Growing into Leadership at Coldwater
106: What's On My Nightstand - Children's Literature, Historical Fiction, and Much More
105: A Children’s Window into Japan
104: A World Class Illustrator
103: The Lord Lifts Up the Humble
102: God Calls a Father's Heart Home
101: Building Family Culture
100: From Homeschool to Standing for Christ at Stanford
99: Better Late Than Early
98: How to Make Your Kids Smarter
97: How Bonding Forms Personhood
96: Why You Don’t Need to Worry About Socialization
95: Must Watch Movies for High School and College Students
94: What Matters Most in the Preschool Years
93: Surprised by Homeschooling
92: Carole’s Christmas Stack
91: The Keeping of a Covenant
90: The History of The Wade Center with Marge Mead
89: The Influence of C.S. Lewis on Spiritual Formation
88: Sharing God’s Heart for the World with Dr. Jerry Root
87: Parents, Work on Yourself with Kevin and Karen Miller
86: Self-Care with Karen Miller
85: Wide World of Children’s Literature
84: Raising Shadrachs, Meshachs, and Abednegos with Chelsea Jacobs
83: Adventuring with Greta Eskridge
82: Engaging Current Events without Losing Hope with Rachel Reeves
81: Part Two with Dr. Bill Sears - Screens, Salmon, and Sleep
80: An Interview with Dr. Sears - How to Make Your Kids Smarter
79: Books as Treasured Friends
78: An Interview with Homeschool Veterans, Bruce and Sonya Manson
77: Outdoor Play for Indoor Children
76: Memorizing Scripture to Great Music
75: Everything You Need to Know About History Timelines
74: The Indispensable Among Us
73: Preparing Children for the Real World
72: Spiritual Formation in the Wilderness with Kevin Sutton
71: Experiential Learning in the Wilderness with Kevin Sutton
70: Leif Enger - A Masterful Weaver of Tales
69: God's Troubadour
68: What's On My Nightstand this Summer
67: Barbara Cooney - The Queen of New England Folk Artists
66: A Vacation in a Book
65: How to Balance Screens with Ryan and Kristi Sorrels
64: Environmental Hindrances to Learning: An Interview with a Mother Who Has Done Her Homework
63: From Homeschool to Standing for Christ at Stanford
62: Biblical Wisdom for the Transgender Moment
61: Rumer Godden - A Weaver of Tales
60: A Gifted Storyteller - Patricia St. John
59: A Second Generation Homeschooling Mother
58: Homeschool for High School
57: Homeschooler to Rhodes Scholar
56: More Simple Tools for Meeting with God
55: Simple Tools for Meeting with God
54: Dance to Be Smart and Healthy
53: God’s Way is Always Best with Jani Ortlund
52: Pilates Exercise for Optimal Health with Lauren Wilson
51: The Wild Rides of the Abernathy Boys
50: Literature Sparked Their Creativity with Laura Baker
49: Mentoring a Mom of Eight with Kara Beck
48: John Stott
47: What's On the Bookcase in My Kitchen
46: Irresistible Innocence - The Books of Marguerite de Angeli
45: Return to Our First Love
43: A Shelter in the Time of Storm
42: A Literary Giant, Part 2
40: Preschool at Home
39: A Literary Giant, Part 1
38: Treasured Christmas Books
37: An About Face
36: Dorothy Moore - A Life Well Lived
35: How to Make Your Children Lovers of Music
34: Navigating Screens with Brett and Erin Kunkle, Part 2
33: Navigating Screens with Brett and Erin Kunkle, Part 1
32: Vera's Story
31: On Socialization with a Mom of Eight
30: Classic Films You Can’t Let Your Teens Leave Home without Watching
29: What's On My Nightstand
28: God Likes You!
27: Making Children Lovers of Art
26: Sarah Edwards
25: Hope When Bonds are Broken
24: How Bonding Forms Personhood
23: Edith Schaeffer
22: Elizabeth Goudge
21: Mary Slessor of Calabar
20: Henrietta Mears
19: Better Late Than Early
18: A Modern Day Amy Carmichael - Part 2
17: A Modern Day Amy Carmichael - Part 1
16: On Spiritual Mothering
14: The Power of Wilderness with Kevin Sutton of Coldwater Foundation
13. And Then There Were Six with Bob and Linda Sarna
12. Amy Carmichael
11. Teaching Children God's Design for Human Sexuality with Dr. Stanton and Brenna Jones
10: Building a Home Library - Children's Books
9. Building a Home Library - The Inner Sanctum
8: Building a Home Library - Must-Have Books
7: Ruth Bell Graham - A Woman of Prayer and the Word
6. The Power of Biography with Dr. Lyle Dorsett
5: What's On My Nightstand
4: Not Your Typical Homeschool Parents with Ryan and Kristy Sorrels
3. Corrie Ten Boom
2. On Starting to Homeschool with a Mom of Four
1: Introducing the Homeschool Made Simple Podcast